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ụa

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Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Probably ultimately from Edo ùghà or of a Proto-Edekiri origin

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Noun

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ụ̀à

  1. (Ekiti) palace, royal courtyard, particularly the royal courtyards of the àọ̀fịn of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́
    Èmi lọmọ a mú ogójì abẹ̀bẹ̀ yụ́à
    I am the one that takes forty fans to the royal courtyard
    (royal oríkì from the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ụ̀à

  1. (Ekiti) crowd, gathering
  2. (Ekiti) party, celebration
    Synonyms: ayẹyẹ, àjọyọ̀
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Etymology 3

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Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-ghá, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-ghá. The term is also related to the word for rib in many Yoruboid dialects, see ùwá in Ijebu and ìghághè in Oǹdó

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ụ̀á

  1. (Ekiti) midrib or back of a palm leaf
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